Building materials

BMBI

29 August 2018

Stronger second quarter for merchants: BMBI

Posted on by Max Banner

Recent stats from the BMBI show total builders’ merchant value sales to builders and contractors were up 7.2% in Q2 compared with Q2 2017, helped by one more trading day this year.

Forticrete

02 May 2018

Forticrete urges builders to consider alternative specification

Posted on by Max Banner

Forticrete, part of Ibstock plc, is urging builders not to forget about alternatives to traditional building materials, following research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), which highlighted rising prices.